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Ware River Watershed

Prison Camp Fire Road & T6 Trail via Kitchen Fire Road

5.1 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Prison Camp Fire Road & T6 Trail via Kitchen Fire Road is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Ware River Watershed near Coldbrook Springs, MA. It climbs 284 ft. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi781 – 879 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.39031, -72.03037
Nearest town Coldbrook Springs, MA
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Prison Camp Fire Road & T6 Trail via Kitchen Fire Road

5.1 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 782–880 ft

Out & Back · Ware River Watershed

Trailhead: 42.39031, -72.03037

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Kitchen Fire Road, heading NE.
  3. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Prison Camp Fire Road, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miBear left onto T6 Trail, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Prison Camp Fire Road, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miReach Prison Camp Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto T6 Trail, heading W.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Prison Camp Fire Road, heading W.
  9. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Kitchen Fire Road, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/prison-camp-fire-road-t6-trail-out-back-8-km-1c3a

Trail surface

54% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 5:33 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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